Tulane University
Furman
No. 34 Men's Tennis Upends No. 67 Furman
Mar 3, 2002 | Men's Tennis
March 3, 2002
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Tulane University cruised to a 6-1 victory over Furman University in men's tennis action on Sunday at the Hilton Rivercenter.
Tulane, ranked No. 34 in the nation, has now won four of five matches, improving to 7-2 on the year. It is the third win for the Wave over a ranked opponent.
Despite dropping the doubles point, the Green Wave swept all six singles flights to earn the victory.
Tulane's No. 13 ranked doubles tandem of sophomore No. 10 Michael Kogan (Kfar-Saba, Israel) and No. 29 Victor Romero (Atizapan, Mexico) teamed up for a hard-fought 9-8 victory over the No. 15 pair on the nation, John Chesworth and James Cameron, at top flight doubles to remain undefeated this year.
Kogan and Romero both picked up wins in singles action as well. Also earning singles wins were Mattias Westerberg, Jorge Lievano, Hannu Piiroinen and Goran Vasiljevic. Vasiljevic needed three sets to dispatch his foe while the others triumphed in straight sets.
The Green Wave is back in action on Wednesday, hosting No. 59 Michigan State at the Goldring Tennis Stadium.
Results: No. 34 Tulane 6, No. 67 Furman 1
Doubles:
1. No. 13 Kogan/Romero (Tulane) def. No. 15 Cameron/Chesworth (Furman): 9-8
2. Peter Netzler/Rogers (Furman) def. Vasiljevic/Westerberg (Tulane): 8-6
3. Henderson/Allen Simmons (Furman) def. Piiroinen/Lievano (Tulane): 8-6
Singles:
1. No. 10 Michael Kogan (Tulane) def. John Chesworth (Furman): 6-4, 7-6
2. No. 29 Victor Romero (Tulane) def. James Cameron (Furman): 7-6, 6-4
3. Mattias Westerberg (Tulane) def. Patrick Gaughan (Furman): 6-0, 6-4
4. Jorge Lievano (Tulane) def. Chris Henderson (Furman): 7-6, 7-5
5. Hannu Piiroinen (Tulane) def. Andrew Rogers (Furman): 6-3, 6-3
6. Goran Vasiljevic (Tulane) def. Ryan McCarthy (Furman): 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Records:
Tulane (7-2)
Furman (1-7)
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